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Scientific Name | Bulbine torsiva G.Will. |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Data Deficient - Taxonomically Problematic |
Assessment Date | 2008/03/24 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo |
Justification | Known only from a few collections, this species is considered not clearly distinct from Bulbine quartzicola. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape |
Range | Richtersveld. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Succulent Karoo |
Description | Shallow soils among quartzitic rocks and boulders on south-facing slopes and rock shelves in steep gorges. |
Threats |
| No threats. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Conservation |
| Richtersveld National Park. |
Notes |
| Included under Bulbine quartzicola G.Will. in the Conspectus of the Flora of the Succulent Karoo (Snijman in prep.). The genus Bulbine requires revision. |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Bulbine torsiva G.Will. | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Williamson, G. 1996. New Bulbine species (Asphodelaceae) from the northwestern Cape. Haseltonia 4:13-23.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. 2008. Bulbine torsiva G.Will. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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